Month: July 2023
China complains to France after Chinese tourists hurt in riots
BEIJING: China’s Consulate General in Marseille complained to France after a bus carrying a Chinese tour group in the southern city had its windows smashed…
Social media is blamed for fuelling riots in France
PARIS : Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for…
Israel: Israel’s air force attacks Syria and Syrian air defense missile explodes over northern Israel
BEIRUT: Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military…
Pakistan: ‘I helped Imran Khan to become PM but regretted it,’ says Pak’s former cricket captain Miandad
ISLAMABAD: Former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team Javed Miandad said that he helped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to become the Prime Minister but…
Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter
NANTERRE: Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday…
Russia launches first overnight drone attack on Kyiv in 12 days: Military
KYIV: Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv after a 12-day break, a Ukrainian military official said on Sunday, with air defence systems preliminarily…
Hundreds arrested on fifth night of France unrest after teen laid to rest
PARIS: French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests by early Sunday, on the fifth night of unrest sparked by…
Gold and silver prices on July 2: Check latest rates in your city
Gold prices increased by ₹20 in major Indian cities on Sunday. According to website Goodreturns, which tracks prices of gold daily, one gram of 22…
Ukraine war ‘corrosive’ for Putin, CIA ‘opportunity’: Spy chief
WASHINGTON: Russia’s war in Ukraine has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the…
Petrol and diesel prices on July 2: Check latest rates in your city
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged in several Indian cities on July 1. The fuel prices are revised daily at 6 am by the oil…